Mental Health - October 2006

Everybody tells me I'm crazy but I think I am normal. Is there a test I can give myself to determine sanity?

2006-10-16 18:41:13 · 4 answers · asked by Tall P 2

i need 2 know my dad has it and i think i might cuz i have been feeling more than a lil blue 4 the past 2 yrs. and im afraid

2006-10-16 18:31:38 · 6 answers · asked by Sexy/Smart in LA 2

I'm keep forgetting things , Past 2 years i'm having this problem , previously i was alright , Frankly after marraige i started forgetting most of the thing , I can bring up some simple situation like forgetting my cellphone pin number after hearing 4 times.

Would anyone help me plss..Because of this i'm ruining my married life , My husband is totally pissed off with me.

2006-10-16 18:28:48 · 7 answers · asked by rose 1

My sister is 28 years old and has never had a real job. She goes through average of 5 waitressing jobs a year because she gets fired for not showing up. Why does she not show up? She is obsessed with going to concerts. She goes all over the US and spends more then she makes going to concerts of bands she likes.

Right now she went to Detriot for a concert and ended up staying an extra week and doesn't have the money to get home now. Her dad already wired her $ for a plane ticket and she SPENT IT ON A HOTEL to stay longer! I'm not lending her money because the last time I lent her money for a bus ticket, she got a tattoo with the money.

She has been diagnosed bi-polar and has a tendancy to get depressed. But she can't go on like this! She has said she is going to try to get pregnant by the time she is 30, she can't even take care of her dog (who is at a friends house while she is still stuck in detriot) HOW DO I TELL HER TO GROW UP WITHOUT CUTTING OFF ALL TIES WITH HER?!

2006-10-16 18:11:36 · 29 answers · asked by Afinity 3

Especially in the mental health section. Mental health is not a joke.

2006-10-16 18:05:50 · 33 answers · asked by joulesofaffection 3

my dad always curses at me and tells me i'm worthless.

everytime my sister and i fight, he always blames me, even though i'm younger than her...and i'm extremely emotionally sensitive.

i'm so tired of living here.

no matter how good of a point i have in an argument..they always choose my sister because she has a "learning disablity".

what should i do?

i try to ignore the problems..but everything only gets worse.

i'm so sad. and i dont want to be this way anymore.

2006-10-16 18:01:12 · 5 answers · asked by Rebecca 3

i went to an optometrist and he said its because of how i do my eyeliner and i clog my tear whatever its called but how the hell else do i do my eyeliner and how do i make my blinking not so bad i look like i have tourettes!

2006-10-16 17:47:10 · 13 answers · asked by Baby Girl 1

I CANT SLEEP!!!

2006-10-16 17:43:53 · 14 answers · asked by Baby Girl 1

vertigo following seizures ?
I had a seizure due to a drug interaction about a month ago, and I am now having severe vertigo and have been since that day. I also have been getting toungue tied easily and slurring my speech?
My stepfather who has epilepsy says that is common but I have never heard of it, is this normal?
the vertigo is so bad that I look like a walking bruise, I literally took out a wall in my house today from falling, this has got to end!

by the way the two medications that "interacted" was ultram (for pain from a fractured ankle) and wellbutrin (for ptsd) that I have took for a few months now.

2006-10-16 17:39:39 · 4 answers · asked by steveangela1 5

most don't go back to the mental state they had before, but SOME get OUT OF IT and even better than before they had schizophrenia!!! why do so many people say it never goes away when it is SIMPLY NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE!!!!! DO YOU HEAR ME?

SOME GET OUT OF IT AND ARE EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE THE ONSET! WITHOUT MEDICATION!!!!! DO YOU HEAR ME W.I.T.H.O.U.T. M.E.D.I.C.A.T.I.O.N.

and stop telling me I need to take my meds, my doctors and I agreed that I take them whenever I need them, and that I decide.

2006-10-16 17:35:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the major signs to look for and how can you tell if someone is bipolar, like myself? What are the best treatments?

2006-10-16 17:31:20 · 8 answers · asked by Andy 3

I can't feel anything. I never cry and have no emotion whatsoever. What might be wrong with me and how can I feel again or let go?

2006-10-16 17:28:34 · 13 answers · asked by tina*21 2

2006-10-16 17:22:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say "I don't think I am mentally ill, I think I am a political prisoner, and someone makes those voices just to make me unable to live the way I want to live", and people say:
"You have the classic symptoms of schizophrenia, take your meds" ???? It seems like if you have the label of being schizophrenic noone will believe anything? You just have that stamp on "mentally ill" and all you say are "symptoms"???

2006-10-16 17:11:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-16 17:01:06 · 18 answers · asked by pull2eject 2

i think im suffering depresion.idont feel excited in everythin i do..ive told chatters in here,they said i should see a doctor tu treat me. i do think i got social anxiety disorder.is there any other ways besides goinng to see doctor or spendin t time with friends. i tried to socialise,but still cant get along with them.i rather spend time with my family and my friens.not with new people..im the type of person who cant get along with new people easily

2006-10-16 16:59:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today I read "Most do not return to their prior state of mental function. Yet several long-term studies reveal that about one-half to two-thirds of people with schizophrenia significantly improve or recover, some completely". A couple years ago that was 20 to 30 percent that recover, and before they even said in the hospital that "I will have to take the meds for the rest of my life".

I have always thought that I am not mentally ill. I have always thought that someone makes those voices that were controlling my thoughts and making comments to them.

Don't you think it is entirely possible that I never was "schizophrenic", but just a political prisoner, and that the leaders of society have decided, in the last couple of years, that they will "incarcerate people in that mental jail" (that it is...both the "illness" with the "voices" but also the meds) over less time now than before? Like, it's not necessary to f*** up their entire lives, 10 years is enough?

2006-10-16 16:53:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm wondering if it really does....

2006-10-16 16:52:14 · 23 answers · asked by Tina 2

I think I am suffering from depression. My therapist wants to prescribe me some pills. I have researched Paxil but I dont want to gain weight, that would make me feel even worse than I do already. What works without crazy side effects? Should I try to stay drug free and use natural stuff? What works?

2006-10-16 16:42:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have irregular sleeping patterns along with afternoon fatigue. I seem to have additional problems during the fall and winter seasons. Also, I take Celexa, and SSRI. I am interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with melatonin as a nutritional supplement for irregular sleep, SAD, or fatigue.

2006-10-16 16:27:10 · 8 answers · asked by Theodore G 2

2006-10-16 16:25:11 · 7 answers · asked by Susan F 1

does anyone know of any radical or experimental treatments for depression. any clinical studies going on anywhere. i thought i could handle this by myself but apparently i can't. i am so messed up its not even funny. i tried praying to jesus and everything. i really need help i can't go on like this anymore. any suggestions would be very appreciated. thanks

2006-10-16 16:22:41 · 11 answers · asked by disturbed 1

I even cheek My spelling and try to use good words but so far I havent heard from Yahoo about it.I will keep at it even if I dont as I really enjoy doing it.Singed Free Little Llllie

2006-10-16 16:20:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-16 16:16:18 · 6 answers · asked by Rachel 1

2006-10-16 16:12:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

im on wellbutrin...supposed to not gain weight...it kinda has but overall im still depressed...been on it a month...now on that and zoloft...have been on that 2 weeks...tried lexapro before too...nothing seems to work...im so unhappy..if i didnt have my son id probably be dead....is there something else wrong with me or do i just need a better drug??...i dont even want to take these but its my last option..please help

2006-10-16 15:59:26 · 11 answers · asked by Haylei00 1

Having just read all the questions in this catagory im feelin more and more uncomfortable knowing that people who have issues with their mental health are taking advice from other people who in the most part have no real knowledge in their answer only opinion. I myself have answered some people, I don't believe any of the answers were intended to cause harm (you would hope) but unless everyone here apart from me is a psychiatrist then we could really do more harm than good.

does anyone agree? or am i talkin nonsense?

2006-10-16 15:56:24 · 22 answers · asked by DSkyed 1

I can't talk to any of my friends! some of them are in fact depressed also, but they care not to help me out? i feel... so alone. my friends are reliable but i don't want to approach them with something they don't understand. i'm having a hard time with this.

let's start over.
my next appointment with my therapist is in November (far away from now) i'm on the edge. I've blocked off reality almost altogether. I am in a very confused state, i'm angered very easily, and cry over small things. All i really need is someone to relate to me, but... no one can, sadly. Just a moment ago I almost started weeping becuase they wouldn't play pink floyd on the Pink Floyd Fan Radio... Please, do not tell me to go get help from a doctor, i already go, already been diagnosed w/ depression and ocd... but i've only been to one session. i need help sooner though!

2006-10-16 15:51:39 · 10 answers · asked by flowerchild 3

I don't like myself at all. I don't know where I'm going with my life. I'm extremely depressed. Now ive gotten to the point where I don't even want to be happy anymore. The only reason that I want to get up every morning and go to school is because of a girl that I like. She likes me, but nothings happening. I'm not really good at anything. My grades f**king suck. I hate myself. I don't really know why anyone likes me. I want to kill myself, it seems that only then will anyone truly appreciate me. I know I'm depressed. I'm scared to talk to anyone about it. I hate talking to my family, so I can't talk to them. Everytime I feel sorry for myself I think about all the kids who have it much worse than I do, but then I feel like an a$$hole for pitying myself, which lowers my self esteem more. I need help.

2006-10-16 15:48:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've always felt this way, I'm not sure what it is. What I do know is - I'm not happy. I know when I am happy I feel like a boat load of stress has been lifted off of me, and I don't care or worry about things as much as I usually do. I feel cheerful, act noticeably different, and feel alot better about myself. Thing is, this happens very rarely, maybe once a month for an hour or so. To be more clear, you know that feeling you got when in school, 5 minutes before the final bell rang, and it was time for a weekend of relaxation and pure fun? Well that's happy for me. You know when all your teachers assigned projects to you at the same time and over your weekend? That's how I feel most of the time. I'll admit I'm worried about ALOT of things going on in my life right now (n so I know that's not helping. The first words that come to my mind are stress and depression. Maybe it's a combination of both.

2006-10-16 15:43:15 · 6 answers · asked by Sandfrog 3